orchard grass hay
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Incredible$25.06avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$10.68–$51.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$438K$438K/yr · 127K searches
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,570.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-12.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad97%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, orchard grass hay is a $438K/yr Amazon United States market (127K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
orchard grass hay market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $376K–$501K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 0 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 13.7%
- Avg BSR
- #47
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 6.9%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 flat
Sellers
13
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Oxbow76%
- Small Pet Select20%
- Kaytee4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top orchard grass hay search terms
- orchard grass hay54K/yr
- orchard hay29K/yr
- orchard grass14K/yr
- oxbow orchard grass hay11K/yr
- botanical hay7K/yr
- orchard hay for rabbits5K/yr
- oxbow botanical hay4K/yr
- orchard hay for guinea pig3K/yr
Top orchard grass hay products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Oxbow Orchard Grass Hay for Small Pets All-Natural Long Strand Fiber Hay for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Hamsters Supports Digestive Health and Enrichment 40 oz Bag
Oxbow$10.684.6★6,946 rev
Oxbow Animal Health Orchard Grass Guinea Pig Hay Rabbit Hay Small Pet Bunny Supplies All Natural Grass for Guinea Pig Bunny Chinchilla & Hamster Oxbow Rabbit Supplies for Bunnies 9 lb. box
Oxbow$23.954.4★2,559 rev
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Other Small Animals Premium Natural Hay Grown in the US 10 LB
Small Pet Select$33.634.4★1,853 rev
Kaytee Timothy Hay & Orchard Grass for Guinea Pigs Rabbits & Other Small Animals 48 oz
Kaytee$13.374.4★360 rev
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food 20 Lb.
Small Pet Select$51.784.4★1,853 rev
Newest
by launch dateKaytee Timothy Hay & Orchard Grass for Guinea Pigs Rabbits & Other Small Animals 48 oz
Kaytee$13.37360 rev
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food 2 lb.
Small Pet Select$16.941,853 rev
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food 20 Lb.
Small Pet Select$51.781,853 rev
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Other Small Animals Premium Natural Hay Grown in the US 10 LB
Small Pet Select$33.631,853 rev
Oxbow Orchard Grass Hay for Small Pets All-Natural Long Strand Fiber Hay for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Hamsters Supports Digestive Health and Enrichment 40 oz Bag
Oxbow$10.686,946 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSmall Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food 2 lb.
Small Pet Select$16.944.4★
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Other Small Animals Premium Natural Hay Grown in the US 10 LB
Small Pet Select$33.634.4★
Small Pet Select Orchard Grass Hay Pet Food 20 Lb.
Small Pet Select$51.784.4★
Oxbow Orchard Grass Hay for Small Pets All-Natural Long Strand Fiber Hay for Rabbits Guinea Pigs Chinchillas and Hamsters Supports Digestive Health and Enrichment 40 oz Bag
Oxbow$10.684.6★
Oxbow Animal Health Orchard Grass Guinea Pig Hay Rabbit Hay Small Pet Bunny Supplies All Natural Grass for Guinea Pig Bunny Chinchilla & Hamster Oxbow Rabbit Supplies for Bunnies 9 lb. box
Oxbow$23.954.4★
What buyers say about orchard grass hay
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“My pet enjoyed it”
“Great price”
“Definitely a good quality product”
“Nice and fresh”
“They love the hay”
“Good for people with Timothy hay allergies”
“I love the smell”
“lasts a while :”
“It is a good size bag”
“Perfect texture and great quality”
What buyers complain about
“very inconsistent quality”
“Dry and old”
“most of the bag contained hard”
“its keeps arriving stale”
“I was so allergic to it that my hands broke out in hives”
“It is almost totally different from the sample one, half of the box is brown, extremely disappointing”
“The description on their web page says this is soft and sweet metal grass hay and it is nothing”
“The only problem is the price”
“It must be contaminated with Timothy Hay”
“It doesnt smell fresh like the previous ones”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is orchard grass hay profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $438K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -12.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the orchard grass hay niche?
- 3 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in orchard grass hay?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Moist/Dry, Hard Feel. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for orchard grass hay peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the orchard grass hay niche?
- Listings span $10.68–$51.78; the average listing price is $25.06 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,571 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.